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Physique And Body Composition In Soccer Players Across Adolescence, Pantelis Nikolaidis, Nickos Karydis
Physique And Body Composition In Soccer Players Across Adolescence, Pantelis Nikolaidis, Nickos Karydis
Pantelis Nikolaidis
PURPOSE: Although the contribution of physique and body composition in soccer performance was recognized, these parameters of physical fitness were not well-studied in adolescent players. Aim of this study was to investigate physique and body composition across adolescence. METHODS: Male adolescents (N=297 aged 12.01-20.98 y), classified into nine one-year age-groups, child (control group, N=16 aged 7.34-11.97 y) and adult players (control group, N=29 aged 21.01-31.59 y), all members of competitive soccer clubs, performed a series of anthropometric measures (body mass, height, skinfolds, circumferences and girths), from which body mass index (BMI), percentage of body fat (BF%), fat mass (FM), fat …